step in

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Verhoeven beat the count, but a follow-up flurry in the closing seconds of the round prompted the referee to step in and wave it off - a decision that looked extremely harsh on the challenger.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Today’s achievement is an important step in Micron’s $200 billion investment plan to expand memory manufacturing and R&D in the U.S.,” said CEO Sanjay Mehrotra in a statement.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Aaron Lukas, the principal deputy director, will step in as acting director, Trump said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

I think that there’s a place for somebody to step in and tell that story, but I don’t think that’s me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He reasoned that the resulting chaos in TB control would reach catastrophic levels, and finally private foundations would have to step in and deal with the prisons.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French